Tulip Sale
Visitors Center
Beginning May 16
The tulips have had their moment — now it’s your turn. Starting at 10 am on Friday, May 16, a limited number of pre-bagged tulip bulbs from our White Garden (a mixed white variety) and the ‘Eyecatcher Mix’ from the Idea Garden (a bold purple and white-edged mix) will go on sale online and in person. Each bag contains 25 bulbs for $10.
On Friday, May 23, at 10 am, a new set of pre-bagged tulip bulbs will go on sale, featuring vibrant varieties pulled from the Idea Garden:
- Dramatic double red ‘Pamplona’ tulips
- The showy, beloved ‘Ice Cream’ tulip
Buy online or in person. Enjoy free entry with your online order — present your email receipt at the parking booth. In-person buyers are required to pay the regular parking fee.
Bags will be available while supplies last.
Bulb Care
- Replant your pre-loved and lightly used tulip bulbs immediately in spring so you can better see where other bulbs and plants are located in your garden.
- Be gentle with your bareroot tulip plants. Avoid bruising foliage. Make sure the leaves and stem from the bulb are not broken off during transport or handling since these green tissues supply nourishment to the bulb.
- If you can’t plant them right away, bulbs may be allowed to dry for 2 to 3 weeks. Then place the bulbs in a mesh bag and store them in a cool, dry place such as a garage or basement until fall planting.
- Plant your bulbs 4”-6” apart, at a depth 3x as deep as the height of the bulb (approximately 6”-8”). Fertilize tulips bulbs with a 4-4-2 organic bulb fertilizer or bonemeal in the fall.
- Enjoy next year’s blooms. Just remember that not all modern hybridized tulip varieties are exceptional perennials that reliably come back and bloom perfectly year after year.
- Don’t remove the foliage after planting until it naturally turns yellow, withers and can be pulled away from the bulb with a gentle tug. Bulbs use their foliage to produce the energy needed to form flowers next year.
